Season leaderboard
Top 25 College Football Games of 2002
Every completed game in the season, scored without team allegiance by game-time AP poll strength, final-score closeness, and overtime.
- Games
- 25
- Top score
- 86/100
- Overtime
- 8
National ranking
The season's top 25
25 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.
- 2002AT TEMPE AZNeutral site1OT
Ohio State vs. Miami
Ohio State 31, Miami 24
No. 2 Ohio State vs. No. 1 Miami · 7-point margin
Ranking 49/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 9/15
86
Game score
Full Game · 2002 Miami vs. Ohio State (Bowl Full Game)
- 2002Week 8
Florida State at Miami
Florida State 27, Miami 28
No. 9 Florida State vs. No. 1 Miami · 1-point margin
Ranking 42/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
76
Game score
- 2002Week 8
Texas at Oklahoma
Texas 24, Oklahoma 35
No. 3 Texas vs. No. 2 Oklahoma · 11-point margin
Ranking 47/50 · Closeness 24/35 · Overtime 0/15
71
Game score
- 2002Week 14
Michigan at Ohio State
Michigan 9, Ohio State 14
No. 12 Michigan vs. No. 2 Ohio State · 5-point margin
Ranking 38/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
68
Game score
- 2002Week 8
Tennessee at Georgia
Tennessee 13, Georgia 18
No. 10 Tennessee vs. No. 6 Georgia · 5-point margin
Ranking 36/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
66
Game score
- 2002Week 81OT
Penn State at Michigan
Penn State 24, Michigan 27
No. 15 Penn State vs. No. 13 Michigan · 3-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 9/15
65
Game score
- 2002Week 141OT
Washington at Washington State
Washington 29, Washington State 26
Unranked Washington vs. No. 3 Washington State · 3-point margin
Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 9/15
64
Game score
- 2002Week 14
Pittsburgh at Miami
Pittsburgh 21, Miami 28
No. 17 Pittsburgh vs. No. 1 Miami · 7-point margin
Ranking 34/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
62
Game score
- 2002Week 2
Washington at Michigan
Washington 29, Michigan 31
No. 11 Washington vs. No. 13 Michigan · 2-point margin
Ranking 28/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
61
Game score
- 2002Week 131OT
Ohio State at Illinois
Ohio State 23, Illinois 16
No. 2 Ohio State vs. Unranked Illinois · 7-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 9/15
61
Game score
- 2002Week 10
Notre Dame at Florida State
Notre Dame 34, Florida State 24
No. 6 Notre Dame vs. No. 11 Florida State · 10-point margin
Ranking 35/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
60
Game score
- 2002Week 61OT
Florida State at Louisville
Florida State 20, Louisville 26
No. 4 Florida State vs. Unranked Louisville · 6-point margin
Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 9/15
60
Game score
- 2002Week 10
Penn State at Ohio State
Penn State 7, Ohio State 13
No. 18 Penn State vs. No. 4 Ohio State · 6-point margin
Ranking 30/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
59
Game score
- 2002Week 9
Texas at Kansas State
Texas 17, Kansas State 14
No. 8 Texas vs. No. 17 Kansas State · 3-point margin
Ranking 27/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
59
Game score
- 2002ORANGE BOWL
Iowa at USC
Iowa 17, USC 38
No. 3 Iowa vs. No. 5 USC · 21-point margin
Ranking 44/50 · Closeness 14/35 · Overtime 0/15
58
Game score
- 2002Week 4
Michigan at Notre Dame
Michigan 23, Notre Dame 25
No. 7 Michigan vs. No. 20 Notre Dame · 2-point margin
Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
58
Game score
- 2002Postseason1OT
Colorado at Wisconsin
Colorado 28, Wisconsin 31
No. 12 Colorado vs. No. 23 Wisconsin · 3-point margin
Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 9/15
58
Game score
- 2002Week 71OT
USC at Washington State
USC 27, Washington State 30
No. 18 USC vs. No. 17 Washington State · 3-point margin
Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 9/15
58
Game score
- 2002Week 16
Virginia Tech at Miami
Virginia Tech 45, Miami 56
No. 18 Virginia Tech vs. No. 1 Miami · 11-point margin
Ranking 33/50 · Closeness 24/35 · Overtime 0/15
57
Game score
- 2002Week 7
Oklahoma State at Texas
Oklahoma State 15, Texas 17
Unranked Oklahoma State vs. No. 2 Texas · 2-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
57
Game score
- 2002Week 71OT
Arkansas at Tennessee
Arkansas 38, Tennessee 41
Unranked Arkansas vs. No. 10 Tennessee · 3-point margin
Ranking 16/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 9/15
57
Game score
- 2002Week 5
Florida at Tennessee
Florida 30, Tennessee 13
No. 10 Florida vs. No. 4 Tennessee · 17-point margin
Ranking 38/50 · Closeness 18/35 · Overtime 0/15
56
Game score
- 2002Week 11
Colorado at Oklahoma
Colorado 11, Oklahoma 27
No. 13 Colorado vs. No. 2 Oklahoma · 16-point margin
Ranking 37/50 · Closeness 19/35 · Overtime 0/15
56
Game score
- 2002Week 12
Oregon at Washington State
Oregon 21, Washington State 32
No. 15 Oregon vs. No. 5 Washington State · 11-point margin
Ranking 32/50 · Closeness 24/35 · Overtime 0/15
56
Game score
- 2002Week 12
Oklahoma at Texas A&M
Oklahoma 26, Texas A&M 30
No. 1 Oklahoma vs. Unranked Texas A&M · 4-point margin
Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
56
Game score
Methodology
How each game earns up to 100 points
AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-time AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero.
Closeness, 35 points: the final margin is subtracted from 35, with margins of 35 or more receiving zero.
Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.
Regular-season rankings use the AP Top 25 recorded for the game's week. Postseason games use the final regular-season AP poll published before bowl and playoff results. Overtime uses period scoring when available, then explicit overtime notes as a fallback. Historical seasons may have less complete period and box-score data.